We always look forward to the summer when my brother and his family come to visit. We get to play in the pool and share many meals together. This year, it was also nice to have Halmoni join us for a couple of days.

The girls have also been taking Tae Kwon Do this summer. It’s so fun to do it with friends!

For years, we’ve been asking them if they wanted to do it but they’ve always declined. Morgan took them to observe a class a few weeks ago where they actually got to participate. The Sensai worked them hard and we thought for sure, they would say no but they were hooked, despite the pain! :)

Now, they look forward to it every Monday and Wednesday night!

It’s been a GREAT way to get in some P.E. during our hot summer months, too!

The girls have committed to going for the long term, so we invested in the costumes uniforms. ;)

They were SO excited to wear them this week!

With those smiles and dimples, they’re just too cute to look tough! :)

I can’t believe it’s taken us this LONG to get to the beach this summer. Oh well, the important thing is that we got there! The beach is always worth it and this was a trip to remember. After all, it was Zach’s FIRST trip to the BEACH!!

He loved everything about it. The sand, the sun, the ocean, and his little toes in the water. He’s usually happy (most of the time) but I’ve never seen him smiling so much as he did at the beach.

This is the second summer we’ve made a fun trip with our friends, the Blodgett’s and Witte’s. Last summer, Zach was still critical in the NICU and the beach became like therapy for me. This summer, I’m so grateful he’s home, he’s healthy, he’s happy, and the bonus:

Hello, I’m Catherine. Wife to my best friend, Morgan and mom to our twin daughters, Faith and Grace. Recently, we welcomed home Zachary, our miracle son. I started blogging regularly over 8 years ago (and that’s pretty much FOREVER in blog years). It began as a creative outlet, a way to share my heart and keep a journal of our family. Over time, its turned into much more. Beyond all the lovely pictures and the words I write here, my ultimate hope is that I would make Christ known and that you would see and feel the gospel.